MIXED
messages
Bailer
Solo exhibition, 2022
Let’s Pretend Gallery
Selected artworks ↓
All works soldAbout Mixed MessagesIn Mixed Messages, Bailer draws inspiration from his personal narrative, the news and current social climate, pop culture iconography, ancient indigenous cultures, and his long standing admiration of traditional temple carvings, paintings and designs. All of these inputs have been absorbed then projected onto various surfaces in a myriad of mediums using a big bag of graffiti techniques honed over a twenty year career. From spray paint and markers, to play-doh and plasticine,
Bailer is not locked to one medium. Many of the pieces are covered with epoxy resin, separating them from the viewer as though they are viewing a screen, peering into a rockpool or contemplating stepping through a portal into an alternate universe.